3D Printing STEM Activities for Kids (6 results)

3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is a rapidly changing technology that allows for the quick creation of small batches of products. Traditional manufacturing usually involves cutting products out of raw materials or pouring raw materials into molds. In contrast, 3D printing creates a product by adding layer after layer of material using computer-controlled robotics. 3D printing processes are being used to create a growing number of products, from food to custom prosthetics. With the help of different types of 3D printers, additive manufacturing can be used for enormous objects like a house or rocket as well as tiny things the size of a pencil tip.

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3D Print with Sand: No 3D Printer Required! Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 13 reviews Don't have your own 3D printer? No problem! In this fun activity you will make your own colorful 3D prints using craft sand and glue. No 3D printer required! Read more The Impossible Arrow Illusion Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 10 reviews Make your own 3D printed "impossible arrow" illusion in this fun activity. No matter how many times you spin the arrow around, it always seems to point in the same direction—but its reflection in a mirror points the other way! How does it work? Try it and find out! Read more The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 9 reviews Is it a circle? Is it a square? Or is it both? Make your own 3D printed "ambiguous cylinder" illusion in this fun activity. Read more Featured Make String from Algae Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 60 reviews Did you know that the seaweed you've seen in the ocean or even eaten as a snack is inspiring innovators to imagine new materials? Large brown algae, like kelp, contains polymers—long chains of molecules—that are more environmentally friendly than the ones in most plastics. These natural polymers (alginates) could eventually be used to create sustainable everyday objects. Try your hand at using a bit of chemistry to turn biodegradable polymers from algae into your own custom… Read more Design and 3D Print Your Own Fabric Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 5 reviews When you think of 3D printing, you probably think of solid objects. But did you know that you can use a 3D printer to make a flexible fabric? This activity will show you how to design and 3D print your own fabric. Read more 3D Print with Icing: No 3D Printer Required! Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 3 reviews Are you wondering how a 3D printer works? In this fun activity, you will be the printer and make colorful 3D prints using royal icing. No 3D printer is required, and your prints are edible! Read more Design and 3D Print a Snowflake Log in to add favorite More Menu Read More STEM Activity 1 2 3 4 5 11 reviews Design and 3D print your own snowflake ornament with Tinkercad in this fun winter-themed STEM activity. Read more 1

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